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A Massive Awareness Campaign for Coconut Farmers
Coconut Development Board is organizing a nationwide awareness campaign for the coconut farmers of the country during 26th April to 1st May 2022 as part of Annadata Devo Bhava Campaign titled-Kisan Bhaghidari Prathmikta Hamari campaign of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Honb’le Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Thomar will be inaugurating the programme on On 26th April 2022 on virtual platform. He will address the farmers across the nation. Awareness seminars focuses on topic ‘Scientific coconut cultivation, processing & value addition ‘will be held at national, state and district level &Farmer Producer Organizations’ level for the benefit of entire coconut farming community in the country. Around 20000 coconut farmers will be taking part in the programme.The Campaign is being organized in association with Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s , Indian Council of Agricultural Research ,CPCRI, State Agriculture, Horticulture departments, and Farmer Producer organizations. Four state level programmes will be organized in Kerala, Tamilnadu Tripura& Goa. The programmes are being organized in potential coconut growing belts of Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tamil nadu, Karnataka,Andhra pradesh Goa, Bihar, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Assam, Tripura and Nagaland. Around 80 nos of seminars on coconut will be organized as part of the campaign
A Centre of Excellence in coconut set up in the Demonstration-cum-Seed Production  Farm of the Coconut Board at Dhali, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu will be inaugurated on 26th April 2022 which would transfer improved coconut cultivation technologies across the nation and would help in the socio-economic upliftment of coconut farmers in the country. The Centre of Excellence will act as a major source/supplier of coconut planting material across the country by observing all quarantine measures. Another major function is arranged at Hichachara Tripura wherein inauguration of Office building cum Farmers training will be inaugurated by Shri.Pranajit Singha Roy,Hon Minister of Agriculture as part of the campaign. The establishment of the farm and the training centre for coconut in Tripura is a land mark in the development of coconut cultivation in the country, particularly in north eastern states. A Commercial nursery is also maintained in the farm for the production of quality planting material of different varieties. More than 500 farmers, coconut farmers,extension workers, and Govt Officials will take part in the programme. As part of the campaign a three day Virtual Trade Fair on Coconut Products will also be held from 26th to 28th April 2022.The fair will show case a variety of diversified processed products from different parts of coconut-ranging from food, sweeteners and beverages to non food products. It provides an opportunity for potential buyers and traders from across the globe to undertake a three day sojourn through the diverse coconut products. Dissemination of information on prospects of coconut cultivation and industry among farmers, entrepreneurs, policymakers& other stakeholders is the main objective of the campaign.
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